Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*. * * * ++ * * * ******* *$ * . Local and Personal Mention.. ,< * Mr. J. -. Hawkins, of .Washington, D. C., is spending some time with his sister. Mrs. C. L. 'Waldrep. Miss Kathleen McGee, 'daughter of Rev. L. .P. McGee, is visiting among her friends in the city for a few days. Mr. Rex Simpson, of Greenville, is spending a few days in the city with relatives. Mr. John F. Bolt arrived in the city a few days ago from McColl to remain here for some time with his family. Mrs. B. Rutledge Fuller and children, of Mountville, spent Saturday in the city. shopping. Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Vincent and clil dron left yesterday for Brevard, where they expect to remain for some time. Master Gelder Minter has returned to the city after spending the summer at Camp Sapphire, Brevard, N. C. Mrs. Kate Barksdale has received a message of the safe arrival overseas, of her son, Sergt. .1. Allen Barksdale, of the 81st division. Mr. Sam Williams, a substantial farmer of the 1ikom section, spent the day in the city yesterday. Miss Lucy Darlington, of Allendale, is visiting Col. and Mrs. T. 1D. Darling ton. Messrs. 1E. V. Golden and W. W. Red den, of Waterloo, came up last night to learn the election returns. 'Roy Knight, of the M'ountvillc sec tion, is much improved after having been critically Ill for several weeks. Rev. D. J. Blackwell and family, of OPERA HOUSE THURSDAY---THIS WEEK OFFICIAL WAR REVIEW Showing American forces which give the Allies the balance of r an power Where Italy meets the Hun The men who "Treat 'em Rough" The First American T~nk Crew "Ov er There" The Defense of Rheims Also Five-Reel Fox Feature "House of Gold" 5c and 15c IT IS This is an expressior ing voice, To fret and to your discomfort. It i seasons. We suggest to apply on some of these nice shi ed or white: Lineri, E other light weight textu same will relieve the sitt White, black, grey a~ A new line of ladies' W. G. WII. 'Eufala, Ala., who are visiting relatives in this state, are spending several days in the city with Mr. and Mrs. H. S, Blackwell. Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Fennell and daughter, Miss Mildred Fennell, of Wa terloo, and Miss Minnie Fennell, ofr Lowndesville, were visitors in the city yesterday. Mrs. R. H. Buckner and son return ed yesterday to Portsmouth, Va., after visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Ferguson for several weeks. Mrs. S. A. Van Every and Mrs. Ruth Shannonhouse, of Charlotte, are the guests of .Mrs. Y. C. Hellams on Church Srtreet. Lir. S. -R. Todd, who Is in the revenuei service of the Federal government, Is, spending a few days in the city on his vacation. Mrs. B. Rt. Todd has rveived a cable announcing the safe arrival overseas of Capt. Todd and her brother, J. M. Shannon. Miss Lulle Eichelberger received a 1 eard several days ago stating that her brother, Gary C. Elihelberger, had ar rived safely overseas. 1 .liss Nellie Holcombe, who has been spending the summer with her sister, I Mrs. Carl Bramlett, leaves this week for Guenant, Kentucky, where she will teach during the coming year. Second ULeut. D. K. Steadman, who is stationed at Camp Wadsworth, is visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Steadman. Mrs. W. W. Driskell, of Anderson, S. C., and Mrs. F. P. Deason and little daughter, Frankie, of McCormick, are visiting their mother, Mrs. J. -N. Toili son. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Owings, Miss Mit tie Owings and little Janie Harris have returned to their home after a very pleasant trip by automobile, to Tampa, Fla. Miss Fannie Boulware left some time ago for Fort Caswell, N. C., where she entered the - hospital service of the Red 'Cross preparatory to going over seas for duties as a nurse. Mrs. Walter Warden and Mrs. Alva Weaver, of Lake City, are spending a part of the summer months with Mr. and Mrs. Fleming Smith on East Main Street. Miss Sarah Meredith, of Columbia, has been spending a few days in Lau rens with her aunts, Mrs. W. C. P. Robertson, and Mrs. Dorroh Peden at Gray Court. Lieut. J. N. Wright, Jr., who secured a furlough recently to look after busi ness matters, is spending a few days in the city with his father, Mr. J. N. Wright. Mrs. and Mrs. J. J. Adams and chil dren returned yesterday from Pendle ton, where they have been visiting Dr. and Mrs. Robert Adams. While away they also made a short visit to Atlan ta. Miss Annie Workman has accepted a position to teach in the Demonstra tion School at George Peabody Collego for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. She wilt not resume her duties as Normal Teacher in Laurens this fall. | >Mr. M. H. Campbell, who has been manager at the Laurens -Furniture Store for some time, has accepted a positionl with Mr. 0. B. Simmons. Mr. Simmons wvill open up .a fir'st class music store on Sept. 1st, in Simmons Building on the south side of the square. with Mr'. Camp~bell in charge. Miss D~orothy Angel, who has been with Mayo Brothers at Rochester, N. Y., Ls spending a few days in the city with friends before entering the The Strong Withstand the Heat of Summer Better Tb~the Weak Old people who are t udn younger people who are weak, wIll be stOl ened and enabled to go through the depressing heat of summrer by tak ing GROVE'S TASTELE.SSchiIITONIC. It purfies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole sys temn. You can soon feel its Strengthening, Invigor ating Effect. 60o. H OT heard without a dissent worry will only add to s but a repetition of past the scissors and needle ~er fabrics either in color atiste, Dotted Swiss or os. -The wearing of the lation. nd bronze silk hosiery. neckwear just received at 4SON & Co. nurse's service of the army. ie ex Pects a calt for overseas duty at an early date. 'Dr. frving McDaniel, a native of this county but now a resident of Holden ville, Oklahoma, has been critically iII at the Steedly Hospital in Spartan burg having taken sick while on a visit to relatives in this section. The last reports from his bedside were that lie was Improving. Col. T. D. Darlington left yesterday for New York City to confer with oth er officials of the Coe-M'ortimer For tilizer Company, of which he is the general manager. 'Col. Darlington has been putting In valuable work for the Laurens dandidates in Charleston and cast his ballot here .before getting away yesterday. The friends of Lieut. Edward Mc Crady were glad to welcome him in the city Monday. Lieut. McCrady, who is in the aviation branch of the service, has been in training in Mississippi and is spending a furlough in South Caro lina before reporting for overseas duty. lie has been in Columbia for the past few days and thought at one time that lie would borrow an aeroplane from "aip Jackson and come up to see his friends via the aerial route but he did not have time to make the necessary arrangements. Lieut. McCrady, like Lleut. Little who has been here for about a week, have seen considerable service in the air having gone up seven or eight thousand feet on numerous occasions. Simpson-Luceas. The First Presbyterian Church was the scene of a beautiful wedding last evening at 9 o'elock when the mar riage of Miss Mabel Simpson to Capt. Edwin -Lucas took place. The church was decorated throughout with green ery and white tulle festoons, and the rostrum was massed with white ay green snow-on-the-mountain. The railing about the organ loft was bor dered with lighted candles, each in a crystal candlestick; above the organ and behind the wedding party was an other mass of green and white. Before the entrance of the bridal party 'Mrs. Folk at the organ and Mrs. flloteky, who Is the possessor of a beautiful mezzo, gave a musical pro gram of appropriate songs. (When the wedding march sounded, the bridal party came in, a charming picture of lovely girls in pink and blue gowns with the soberer colors of oi cers' uniforms as a background. There were 12 bridesmaids, six in gowns of! blue georgette of the same hue but' varying design and six In palo pink. They carried pink asters tied with1 pink tulle and walked up the aisles singly and in pairs, a pink gowned bridesmaid in each side aisle and two in blue in the middle aisle. Between each pair of girls came the grooms men, most of them officers at 1Camp Alma Salley of Orangeburg, Miss Mary Zimmerman of Glenn Springs, Miss Helen Burnett, Miss Leita Trimmier, Miss Mury DuPre, Miss Julia Brice, Miss Beth Green, Miss Mary Johnson, Miss Lucy Ilomar andi Miss Machel Macauley, all of Spartanburg, andI Miss Katherine Woodrow of Columbia. The groomsmen were: Maj. J. D). Kelly, Capt. Charles Lindsay, Lieut s. John Wright, Roger lleywvard, J1. W. ~'ogarty, M. A. Angler, Frank Dowvd, SL. 4. Lanugston, Albert Montgomery, of Spartanburg, and L. W. .Jenkins of York. After the bridesmaIds and grooms men the maid of -honor entered; she was the bride's young sister. Miss Elizabeth Simpson, who wore white net with pink and blue ribbons and a great bow of pilnk and blue tulle on her dark curls. tShe carried pink Kil1 larneys. The bride came In on the arm of her father, J. W. Simpson; Her brunette beauty showved to its best adi vantage in a beautiful gown of headied georgette and baby Irish lace with a satin tra in hanging from t he shoul d ers. 1ier vail was or tulle andI fell from a coronet or rose point lace.Sh carried brIdes rgses and orange bilos soms. The bridegrioonm enteredl - his best aman, TI. I. Swygert, of . .tan burig, and a simnple and implressively dig nIftIed eemiony was lierformed b~y l)r. .1. S. Watklns, pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian chutrch In Spar tanhturg, wvho married thle bridle's moth er and father hefore her. After the ceremony a brilliant recep tion was given by Mr. and Mrs. Simp s'on to the relatives and friends of the family. Mrs. Simpson received In a handsome gown of turquoise georgette, headed with crystal. Columbians hmave b~een genuinely glad to have Miss Simpson as a resi dent since last wInter, when her fa ther. J. W. Simpson, brought his famn ily here from Spartanburg. Miss Simpson was the recipient of an amount of attention hero and in Spar tanburg in honor of her approaching wedding, a number of parties having been given for her in both places. The State (Sunday). Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggis efund money if PAZO O9INTMENT fails to cure tan Bi d. Bleeding or Protruding Piles. nstantl rell es htchie Piles n you ca get MRIS. ELLIOT POWEl. Died at the Hlone of Ier Daughter In Ilinois. Mrs. Elliott Mahaffoy Power, widow of the late Win. C. Power, of this county, died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. 'R. R. Luman, in Aurora, Ill., Sunday afternoon. The remains were shipped to her native home and to morrow the burial services will be held at New Harmony church at 11 o'clcc' in the morning. Mrs. Power had been making her home with her daughter for some time. Death was due to a complication of diseases incident to old age. Mrs. Power is survived by her daugfhter, Mrs. Luman, and a son, J. L. Power, of this county. Other close relatives are her brother, Mr. H. D. Mahaffey, of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. Jas. P. Willis, of Fork Shoals, and Mrs. W. P. Thomason, Sr., of this city. She was an aunt of Messrs. C. A. and W. C. Power, Miss Nulie Power and Mrs. Arch C. Owings. She was a wo nian of strong religious convictions and high ideals of life. The news of her dealh brought. iuch sorrow to her friens as well as her relatives. A\rmlstronig iteunlin. A renion of the Armstrong family will be hield at the old D. R. Armstrong place August 31st. Relatives and friends of the family are invited. GIRLS! DRAW A MOIST CLOTH THROUGH HAIR, DOUBLE ITS BEAUTY 'I'ry this! Hair gets thick, glossy, iavy and beaut.iful at, once. Immediate?-Yes!. Certain -that's the joy of it. Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears as soft, lustrous and beautiful as a young girl's after a Danderine -hair cleanse. Just try this-moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and care fully draw it through your hair, tak ing one small strand at a time. This will cleanse .the hair 9A-dust. dirt or excessive oJI, and-tinjust a few nio ments you av'doubled the beauty of your hair. A delightful surprise awaIts those whose hair has been neglected or is scraggy, faded, dry, brittle or thin. Besides beautifying the hair, Danderine dissolves every particle of dandruff, cleanses, purifles and invigorates the scalp, forever stop ping itching and falling hair, but whai will please you most will be after a few week's use. when you see new hai -fine and downy at first-yes-but really new hair growing all over the scalp. If you care for pretty, soft hair and lots of it, surely get a small bottil of K.nowlton's Danderine from an) drug store or toilet counter for a fon cents. Fred Her Fisiedempel Avie Maria---Cavalleria Rus tion from the Intermezzi olin obligito by Mary Z< Aloha Oe. (Queen Liliuoka Criterion Quartet. My Old Kentucky Home. by Criterion Quartet. Emmet's Lullaby. (J. K, by Criterion Quartet. Long, Long Ago. (Bayly.) FL EME Langston to Preach. No Worms In a Healthy Child All chlldfn troubled with worms have an un Dy. W. J. 1Jangston, of Greenville, healthy color. which Indicates poor blood. and as a rule. there Is maore or tess stomach disturbance. will preach at Union (Quaker) church GROVE*STASTELSebilITONICgiven regularly next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. for twoor three weeks will enrich the blood. Ili prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength vry meber Is uretening Tonic to the whole system. Nature wilithen the public Is cordially invited. throw off or dipel the worms. and the Child will be in perfect health. Pleasant to take. Wec ver bottle. . s UrU -ru VERY MOT HER should serious y consider the installation of a GUNN Sectional Bookcase. Its use teaches U thrift, system and economy. For in - stance, if y'ou or the childrein have twenty books, you have enough for U one section. As soon as more books are purchased, add another section. The books will then be kept in a sys- U tematic and sanitary condition. Surely * a good lesson for us all. SECTIONAL GUNNBOOKCASES are built on honor. The best that skilled work men can prdluvc fromt thie best miaterhils obi tVnn.e Thy are built under the Guaranteed S GunOnConstriuctlon and the best on the narket In every respect. 'Tlie roller- ben rinjg remov able dr.s.AUe a boon to the housewife for they niay be eleaned without removing the books. Como in n( let is show you this classy line and explain more fully their many exclusive features. U S. M.& E. H. WILKES & CO. assesa~ma0 mane MM FriedaHemphill Joins Edison "The most richly endowed sopra no in America" is what the critics ~ ~ call Miss Hempel of the Metropoli. ~ ,. tan Opera. A true artist, her am bition to have her voice preserved in all its splendor outweighed all other considerations. She is now -- . one of the Edison group of stars. I ~ Miss Hempel heard Re-Creations of other great artists; noted their superiority to anything she'd ever hcard before and decided to inves tigate. She went to the Edison I laboratories; made a Re-Creation; then submitted it to the searching _ trial of the tone test. She herself sang in direct comparison with the instrument. If you've ever heard her Voice on talking machines you can conceive her joy in hearing it Re-Created with such ficdelity an~d perfection thbat no human ear could plsdisinguish artist from instrument. It was enough. There and then eationsshe resolved that henceforth the roch.) As sung by instrument for her voice was ticana .sAn adapta: The NEW E IO sntay, "The Phonograph with a Soul" dani) Asiste by So now you can hear Freda Hem-. (Foster.) Assisted pel. Not a mere imitation on a talking machine, but Miss Hempel Emmet.) Assisted herself. Call at our store and hear the Re-Creations listed on this page. N4G BROTHERS